Join Lauren and Bally this week as they discuss one of the most infamous murder cases of the 21st century: the murder of Meredith Kercher.

In 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found murdered in the cottage she shared with other exchange students in Perugia, Italy. The investigation that followed became a global media sensation, placing Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito at the centre of a years-long legal battle filled with conflicting evidence, overturned convictions, and worldwide scrutiny. We explore what happened to Meredith, the investigation, the controversial court proceedings, and where those involved are today.

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Sources

Amanda Knox Netflix documentary 2016

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25984238

https://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/29/world/europe/kercher-profile

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/murdered-brit-meredith-kerchers-parents-28385861

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amanda-Knox

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/11/meredithkercher.italy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15000651

https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=7876869

http://www.injusticeinperugia.org/Meredith.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303973704579353071903182530

https://www.ucmjlaw.com/article-92-can-service-members-refuse-an-illegal-order/

https://www.hilldickinson.com/our-view/articles/court-finds-expert-determination-not-binding-due-to-manifest-errors/

Join Lauren and Bally this week as they discuss one of the most shocking crimes involving children in recent history: the Slender Man stabbing.

In 2014, two 12-year-old girls lured their best friend into the woods and stabbed her 19 times, believing it was the only way to prove their loyalty to the fictional internet character, Slender Man. We explore how online horror, shared delusions, and severe mental illness played a role in the attack, and what happened to Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier, and survivor Payton Leutner in the years that followed.

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ABC7 Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/amp/post/morgan-geyser-911-calls-detail-slender-man-attackers-escape-madison-group-home/18861661/

WTMJ: https://wtmj.com/news/2025/11/24/whats-next-for-morgan-geyser-after-fleeing-group-home-arrest-in-illinois/

AOL: https://www.aol.com/articles/where-payton-leutner-now-heres-110000683.html

Criminal Minds Wiki: https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Anissa_Weier_and_Morgan_Geyser

CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/psychologist-shared-delusion-led-to-slender-man-stabbing/

BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42913133

MindSite News: https://mindsitenews.org/2022/08/24/how-psychosis-and-internet-obsession-brought-two-girls-to-the-brink-of-murder/

ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/slender-man-stabbing-survivors-parents-describe-horrific-ordeal/story?id=25787516

CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/01/us/slenderman-morgan-geyser-sentence

All That’s Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/anissa-weier

Join Lauren and Bally this week as we discuss Betty Broderick and the 1989 murders of her ex-husband, Dan Broderick, and his new wife, Linda Kolkena. The case sparked controversy and global debate: had she finally snapped after years of divorce, betrayal, and bitter legal battled? Or was she just out for revenge (as Sza said “if I can’t have you, no one should”).

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Sources: • Los Angeles Times Photo Gallery – https://www.latimes.com/california/gallery/it-was-simple-the-betty-broderick-murders-photo-gallery • Biography.com – Betty Broderick: https://www.biography.com/crime/betty-broderick • Los Angeles Times Archive (1990): https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-25-me-3920-story.html • Oprah Daily – The True Story Behind Betty Broderick: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a32479974/betty-broderick-divorce-dirty-john-true-story/ • Betty Broderick: Telling on Myself (2015)

Researched, written, and edited by Lauren.